The Philosophy of Puddings

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Just what is a pudding We all have our favourites, whether it is a school-dinner jam roly-poly with custard, or a Yorkshire pud with onion gravy, a Burns' Night haggis or the Christmas plum pudding. The humble pudding started out as a savoury meal boiled in either animal intestine or in a cloth. With the advent of pudding bowls and moulds the pudding assumed a myriad of identities. Neil Buttery traces the long history of pudding and its importance in British culture and language. He has tried and tested many recipes from across the centuries in his 'Pud Club' and shares his extensive knowledge and expertise.

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Neil Buttery is a food historian, chef and writer who has been obsessed with historical and traditional British food since he began writing his food blogs in 2007. A former restaurant owner, in the last few years he has focused on research for his blog, British Food: A History, and his books. His first publication, A Dark History of Sugar, was published in 2022, and his second, Before Mrs Beeton, was published in 2023. In 2022 he started interviewing other food historians for the popular British Food History Podcast.